Why limited prizes for freemium players?

stinkbugger wrote:
semi-related...

I noticed that one of the daily tasks requires Fit Milhouse. Is there an alternate task if one doesn't have that skin?

If you noticed, Fit Milhouse is being rereleased as a daily task prize a couple of days before he's needed for the daily task. Given the current daily task prize structure, you'll have the skin before it's needed. That being said, I'm not happy with the front loading of currently premium tap ball players.

I think this would be a kick in the face if we had to buy the characters in order to complete all of the prizes. However this event is very laid back casual. Playing once every every 4 hours (4 or 5 times in a day) for one game of tap ball and keeping the 5 amateur buck earners busy earning them at the same 4 hour interval or longer results in foam finger prize track complete with about 4 days to spare and daily tasks complete with well over half the 24 hours left waiting for the next days tasks. Upgrades and what crafted items you want will have to be figured out but I'm not seeing a problem at this time.

I don't see getting a skin for a premium character as a loss. I don't plan on buying the characters during the event. But I will still have the skins for whenever I happen to obtain them. And will like that I have them when that time comes. There isn't a skin yet I haven't used outside of an event or quest asking me to use it. Some more than others for sure. I'm also sure they will hope some will spend money on donuts to buy them. Heck I did that with arnie pye in the stonecutters event. I was happy to spend some money on a game I seen myself playing for years. And will gladly spend more down the road when I feel I should spend some more as payment for even more content. In between I'm freemium. I can't justify spending money on everything that costs donuts that I want to have.